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4.56 of 5 stars
CassaStar was just the beginning… The Vindicarn War is a distant memory and Byron’s days of piloting Cosbolt fighters are over. He has kept the... read full description

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Dec 21, 2011
edifanob rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Before you ask why I own a copy of a book which will be published next year let me tell you that I received a review copy.

Finally I gave five stars. My full review will be up in calendar week 51.
hen I will explain my rating in detail.

For me CassaFirE is definitely the cherry I expected. Great characters who are far beyond to be over the top. A main character who develop in depth. The great idea with mirroring themes. the well dosed mixed of action and dialogue. Scie More...
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Feb 05, 2012
Bryan rated it: 4 of 5 stars
An enjoyable read with well drawn leads that takes a while to suck you in but ultimately rises above its faults to provide a compelling and enjoyable read. I have not read book 1 in this series. So let me say some of my quibbles with it may well not be shared by those who have.

The action was well written and Cavanaugh uses some invented SFnal ideas here, including mental powers for two races, one limited to men, the other expanded by the entry of women. The developing relationship be More...
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Dec 16, 2011
Fantasynibbles rated it: 5 of 5 stars
CassaFire is everything I love about Sci-Fi. It’s Battlestar Galactica, Star Wars and Star Trek all rolled into one perfectly formed fast paced, action packed adventure. It’s got everything; alien races with varying degrees of technological advance, tense relationships between races with different backgrounds and requirements, the emergence of unlikely heroes and the development of unexpected friendships. It’s a wonderful escape into a fantastic adventure. I really can’t fault it.

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Jan 20, 2012
Randy rated it: 5 of 5 stars
The Vindicarn War was twenty years in Byron's past, chronicled in CassaStar. He'd kept the promise to his late friend and navigator Bassa to explore space. The vessel Rennather had been his home for a long time now, Byron flying one of their shuttles. A private man, he'd made no close friends in a long time.

That was about to change.

The Rennather was headed for the planet Tgren where ruins of an advanced civilization had been found. The inhabitants were not native, the ruins o More...
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